Breaking News: PM unveils hospital care revamp
Nurses will be told to undertake hourly ward rounds while members of the public will be allowed to inspect hospitals, under plans announced by the Prime Minister.
View ArticleBreaking News: Schools 'trick Ofsted inspectors'
Schools are tricking Ofsted by using a range of underhand tactics to pass their inspections, it has been claimed.
View ArticleBreaking News: British Council defends £7m bill
The British Council has defended spending nearly £7 million on credit cards in the past two years after a campaign group accused its staff of "living the high life abroad" at taxpayers' expense.
View ArticleBreaking News: Crash fear over higher speed limit
Safety concerns outweigh any economic benefits of raising the speed limit on motorways, according to a new report.
View ArticleBreaking News: Census reveals unusual illnesses
The release of a section of the 1911 census relating to illnesses and infirmities has given a revealing insight into how people then viewed their health.
View ArticleBreaking News: Report due over breast implants
The Government is expected to advise women affected by the PIP breast implant scandal whether they should have them removed.
View ArticleBreaking News: PM vows to keep austerity measures
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will not bow to pressure to scale back austerity measures, even if the UK economy does not show signs of recovery soon.
View ArticleBreaking News: Business backs high-speed rail link
Business leaders, union bosses and economists are urging the Government to press ahead with plans for a high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham.
View ArticleBreaking News: Mental decline 'seen in middle-age'
Mental function can begin to decline as early as age 45, according to new research.
View ArticleBreaking News: Accused teachers 'to escape action'
Teachers facing allegations of incompetence and misconduct are expected to escape disciplinary action due to the abolition of the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE), it has emerged.
View ArticleCardiff: Cameron apologises over ‘off-the-cuff’ Tourette’s remark about Ed Balls
DAVID CAMERON was yesterday forced to apologise after he described Commons heckling by Ed Balls as like “having someone with Tourette’s sitting opposite you”.
View ArticleBrecon: Abstinence and grim resolutions of Janopause just don’t fit in
LAST week 77 bottles of unopened wine were found in a wheelie bin in Worcestershire. Assuming this sizeable haul of plonk was stolen, police are trying to reunite it with its owner.
View ArticleAbergavenny: Women urged to get smear tests as life-saving message goes on...
TENOVUS and Cervical Screening Wales have joined forces to encourage women to have a regular smear test.
View ArticleCardiff: Run to London from Bevan’s statue in Cardiff will highlight ‘threats...
A 160-mile protest run will start in Cardiff tomorrow to highlight doctors’ fears about plans for NHS England. Leading Welsh doctor Stefan Coghlan explains why he’s taking part in Bevan’s Run
View ArticleCaerphilly: Seventy-two million – and rising prescriptions a year are...
Ever wondered what happens to your prescription form once you hand it over to the pharmacist? Health Editor Madeleine Brindley found out
View ArticleBridgend: Blind are ‘forgotten’ by NHS, report reveals
A MAJOR report will today reveal how blind and partially- sighted people feel “forgotten” by the NHS.
View ArticleBala: Wales star Jamie Roberts mixes rugby with studies
He’s best known for his exploits on the rugby pitch but Jamie Roberts is also Wales’ most famous medical student.
View ArticleCardiff: Warning over Severn barrage road-link toll
MOTORISTS would be unlikely to use a road link across a future Severn barrage unless it were toll-free or the cost was low enough to compete with the Severn bridges, it has been warned.
View ArticleCardiff: Biographer discusses ‘extraordinary longevity’ of Dame Shirley...
HER soaring voice has remained an ever-present fixture in the British musical landscape, outlasting all comers for more than 50 years.
View ArticleBrecon: Ask the experts: Herbal medicines that may help a cough or cold.
LAST week herbalist Liz Sanders answered a run-down reader’s question about why they were getting so many coughs and colds and she suggested ways of countering feeling stressed.
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